TTC and Beyond!

[morganwhite7]

It's OFFICIAL: I can't see my lady parts anymore, no matter HOW hard I try! Uh oh.. I remember this from last year, shaving blind, but not sure how it'll work with a c-section scar down there now too? Gonna have to be extraaa
careful lol.

Great milestone to have reached today.......

 

[HWPG]

so.... when you get that big, do you sit in the shower to shave your legs? or is it a whole separate activity not linked to the shower? (since it'll be spring into high summer when i'm my most large and in charge, i need to know how to plan ahead )

 

[wavescrash]

LOL Morgan, I'm right there with you. I'm sure in the next few OB appointments she's going to start with internal exams and every time I think about the hack job she's probably seeing but then I take reassurance in knowing that almost every pregnant lady goes through that so the doctors probably have seen it all lol.

 

[wavescrash]

so.... when you get that big, do you sit in the shower to shave your legs? or is it a whole separate activity not linked to the shower? (since it'll be spring into high summer when i'm my most large and in charge, i need to know how to plan ahead )

I can still shave my legs standing up with one leg braced on the edge of the tub. But some find it easier to have hubby shave their legs instead. I just don't trust him with the razor lol. It's not easy and can get a little painfully uncomfortable bending over to shave like that but a girl's gotta do what a girl's gotta do.

 

[morganwhite7]

Hack job LOL.. I always tell myself- relax, they've seen MUCH worse! Haha I can only imagine.

Mirolee- I have sciatica that usually (as of NOW) only acts up when I bend over.. so I pull my legs knee to chest (ttly do-able, esp if you're doing yoga!) and sit it on the soap bar, instead on bending over TO my legs.. so bring them to you. You'll get to the point (that I think I reached today lol) that you just CAN'T bend over sharp enough to put on shoes, shave, etc or you'll smush the heck out of the little human in there! I can't even hunch at work (I sit at a desk allll day) or she'll kick the crap out of my ribs, like "Hey MOM stop smooshing me!" Lol so you'll need good posture, too. It just gets exhausting having to move around like a turtle on its back.. I have to ask hubby to give me a boost to simply sit up in bed.

Moral of this story- ENJOY your mobile days!!

 

[wavescrash]

LOL YEP!

I wind up sitting on the floor playing with Hannah or changing her diaper all the time and in order to get up I have to roll over, get on all 4s and find something to brace myself on to pull myself standing again lol. Getting out of bed is a chore all of it's own because we have an air mattress right now (getting a bed from my dad - hopefully soon, as our king size one was too big for the apartment) so I have to roll onto the floor, get on all 4's and pull myself up by my nightstand lol. Putting pants on is impossible now (thanks mostly to SPD) so OH is having to help me get dressed. It's ridiculous.

 

[Disneybaby26]

Julie- so glad your shower went well and the kiddos got a lot of nice stuff! Boo your mom for making any part of the day about her! Andddd HA at your boss! What a B! SOOO glad you can put her behind you now and never have to deal with her again!

Sandy- definitely a stronger line today! I don't think those feelings go away either mam. We will always remember our little angel babies. I cried and cried just the other night over it. DH was out, I was watching a sad lifetime movie alone and then the tears came. Helps me cope, I think. This little babe isn't a replacement, just a different, equally precious child. Xx


Re Shettles: the theory would run true for us bc we dtd 6 nights before O. My best friend got preggie with a boy two days before O though so it's definitely not a rule. I think it's like everything else TTC, just something to keep someone whos trying to sway busy! Lol

 

[morganwhite7]

Omg Kara DH hasn't been getting off til 8:30 the last few weeks so I'm home from 5-8 bored outta my mind and have been watching Lifetime movies, too, and OMG bad decision while preggo lol. I watched some surrogate movie (the surrogate went crazy trying to steal "her" kid back) but yeah bawled for 20 mins at random things all throughout. Annnnd I'll prob do it again tonight if there isn't anything else to do! Lol

I love TLC too.. anyone think Sister Wives is super weirdly interesting? No thanks to polygamy but it's super crazy to watch how they live..

 

[frsttimemama]

So I talked to one nurse this morning who said Congratulations, you're pregnant. And she would find out wgen Dr wanted to see me (not mine because she's on vacation ). The on-call dr's nurse (who ordered the test yesterday) called and said 12I is essentially negative, if I don't get my period in a week, go for another blood test. Then the first nurse calls back abd says the other dr wants another blood test tomorrow and I told her what the other dr said , so she tells the dr, who still wants the other test tomorrow andand start prenatals. She said it could be just because I was ovulated on the 3rd.. duh, but I feel like she doesn't think I'm pregnant, and I know Hubby is crushed. We just told our parents today because of everything that happened before and my issues.. I could throw up.

 

[Cowgirl07]

Sandy your levels are fine and there is no debating your line this morning. It's just early, most women aren't as crazy as us and don't test until they are way late.

 

[brunettebimbo]

Anything over 5 is pregnant Sandy. How mean of that nurse

Just found this - https://www.whattoexpect.com/groups/m/trying-to-conceive/discussion/17739800

 

[morganwhite7]

Sandy a blood test tomorrow is GREAT news! It'll be at least 20 and you'll see that all is well.. stupid nurse.. no one has a level of 12 hCG when not pregnant.. you're just super early like they said and most docs aren't used to ladies finding out until their period is due. Shame on her for saying that

I'm excited to hear about that tomorrow.. Don't you worry, 12 is perfectly fine for TWO DAYS after implanting.. frickin madness. I swear doctors suck sometimes.

 

[frsttimemama]

Do you think it's ok to go at 7 am tomorrow? That's only 39 hours, but it's sooner to know.

 

[Cowgirl07]

Yes it will be fine.

 

[morganwhite7]

I agree.. just DO NOT worry if it's at like 23, not 24.. you have to understand that knowing as early as we do comes with the consequences of having to wait til a missed period for good betas.. Since you found out TWO DAYS after the blast implanted, it's still so tiny and most women don't even know they're pregnant by now! You just want it higher than ~20 I'd say.. and that will happen! Try and keep it together love.. I'm so bothered that they have worried you like this

 

[jury3]

And I totally relate about feeling like your belly's gonna rip when you stand up. I constantly find myself standing up and feeling like I'm going to open up or my pelvis is going to split in half and wind up grabbing the bottom of my bump and my vagina to hold it all together lol. So miserable.


Every night after everyone goes to bed, I clean up the destruction (I mean... mess...) that Hannah left behind. It's a bit of a process because the kid is hell on wheels but I just spend 10-15 minutes crawling around on the ground, putting everything back in it's place. But every single time I'm finished, I spend another 10 minutes catching my breath as if I just ran a freaking marathon lol. 3 pregnancies later and I'm still dying to know what this "glow" everyone's talking about is like...

Lol Same here! I clasp my hands together under my belly when I walk around without my belt. The other day I got on the floor to clean the toilet, then crawled to the living room and used the couch to stand up bc it was just easier lol I know what you mean about being out of breath too! Heaven forbid I have to walk up and down the stairs for anything lol

Morgan-lol I haven't been able to see my privates for a few weeks now. I used scissors to trim up a few weeks ago and had to go in blind...kind of scary! lol

Mirolee-We have a stand up shower in our bedroom, I used to be able to prop my leg up on the wall. This week I started going upstairs to our tub so I can prop my leg on the side to shave. I got too tired and my legs started to tingle so I ended up sitting in the tub to finish lol

Sandy-You are pregnant...The hcg and the tests don't lie. What a horrible nurse!

Well, got another pleasant email from my boss this morning complaining that I hadn't requested a sub. She never told me I needed to, so why would I? She's such an idiot. However, my doc note is officially in, so she should get off my back now hopefully. It just makes me laugh how desperate she is to try and make me look bad/get me in trouble.

Anyway, here's my belly pic from yesterday...definitely grew this week. I'm not surprised, these babies have gotten stronger. I'm feeling strong kicks the majority of the day. I also added a few special belly pics for you guys...not many people get to see these!

 

[morganwhite7]

Looove the pics Julie! Wow @ the growth in the last week, twin pregnancy is just amazing. I can't imaaaaagine what you feel inside. It's hard to believe she's taking up my whole belly and I can feel her left to right all across- but TWO?!
I'd be on ML, too!!!

 

[brunettebimbo]

You look amazing Julie !

 

[jury3]

Thanks girls! It is crazy, it seems like I feel kicks all day. You can see how my stretch marks creep up on the right side of my belly...I think it's bc that's where Grayson is. Olivia is down so low on my left, that I don't feel a lot of stretching on that side. I feel like sometimes Grayson balls up right where those stretch marks are though. I feel like I need to hold the skin together bc it hurts a little lol

Here are some of the things we got at the shower. We got high chairs, a stroller, and carseats. I registered for the wrong carseats so we have to take them back and get ones that go with the stroller, but oh well. The chevron blankets are from my mom, she had a friend make them.

 

[Cowgirl07]

Love the baby stuff julie